Soul

Soul 7sus Progression (Isus4–I–IVsus4–IV) Chord Progression

Smooth soul progression using 7sus chords.

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Roman numerals

Isus4
I
IVsus4
IV

Roman numerals give each chord’s position relative to the key’s tonic, so the progression sounds the same in any key.

Chords by key

Key of C

Csus4 – C – Fsus4 – F

Key of G

Gsus4 – G – Csus4 – C

Key of D

Dsus4 – D – Gsus4 – G

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Philadelphia Soul Progression
Imaj7 – IIm7 – IIIm7 – IVmaj7
Soul Circle of Fourths
Imaj7 – IVmaj7 – VIIm7♭5 – IIIm7 – VIm7 – IIm7 – V7 – Imaj7
Sam Cooke Style Progression
I – IV – I – V7
Aretha Franklin Style Progression
I7 – IV7 – I7 – V7
Northern Soul Progression
I – IIm7 – IV – V
Al Green Style Progression
Imaj7 – IIIm7 – IVmaj7 – V7
Blue-Eyed Soul Progression
Imaj7 – VIm7 – IVmaj7 – Vmaj7
Motown Classic Progression
I – VIm – IIm – V

All Soul chord progressions